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Elodie McGeiver '27 and Caitlin Allen '27 attempt to block an attack attempt during the Continentals game against Connecticut College on October 31, 2026
Photo: Finn Norsen '28
Elodie McGeiver '27 and Caitlin Allen '27
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Winner Connecticut Col. Conn 11-10,4-6 NESCAC
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Hamilton Ham 10-9,4-6 NESCAC
Winner
Connecticut Col. Conn
11-10,4-6 NESCAC
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Final
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Hamilton Ham
10-9,4-6 NESCAC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Connecticut Col. Conn 25 15 25 24 15 (3)
Hamilton Ham 19 25 19 26 9 (2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | James McGlynn

Volleyball falls to Conn. College in five, Seaman '29 posts triple-double

Sophomore finished with 14 kills, 15 digs and a career-high 25 assists

CLINTON, N.Y. – Connecticut College's Rae Wartelle and Keira Deeney recorded 17 kills apiece and the Camels captured a five-set NESCAC victory against the Hamilton College Continentals inside Hamilton's Margaret Bundy Scott Field House on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 31.

Season Update

  • Hamilton (10-9, 4-6 NESCAC) played its regular season finale after clinching a spot in the NESCAC championship quarterfinals with a five-set victory at home over Trinity College the previous night.
  • Connecticut College (11-10, 4-6) was coming off a 3-0 setback at Middlebury College on Friday.

How It Happened (25-19, 15-25, 25-19, 24-26, 15-9)

  • The Camels established a 10-5 lead in the opening set, but the Continentals stayed within striking distance and tied the score at 18-18 following a kill by Allie Steel '28. Conn. College rattled off four straight points before Ayzlinn Trefren '28 delivered a kill to end the burst, but the Camels answered with three straight to take the set.
  • Neither team led by more than two in the second set until Mackenzie Sickinger '28 increased Hamilton's advantage to 14-11 with a kill. Back-to-back kills by Elodie McGeiver '27 gave the Continentals a 19-14 lead, and they closed the set with six consecutive points.
  • The Camels used a 5-1 burst in the middle of third set to build a 16-10 lead. Wartelle's fifth kill of the set extended the lead to 20-14. Hamilton scored three straight to trim the deficit to 21-17, but the Camels held off the late push and clinched the set with a block by Wartelle and Deeney.
  • The Continentals battled back in the fourth set to keep the match alive. Amelia Hahn '29 hammered home her fourth kill of the set and gave the Continentals a 21-20 lead, but the Camels pushed back in front with three straight. Sickinger assisted on blocks on back-to-back points as the Continentals used a 3-0 burst of their own for a 24-23 advantage. Hamilton clinched the set on back-to-back kills by Grace Seaman '29.
  • Conn. College took control of the final set with an early 8-0 run. Hamilton cut the deficit to 11-7, but didn't get closer than four points and the Camels closed out the match.

Notes

  • Trefren led the Continentals with 18 kills and career highs in digs (27) and blocks (four).
  • Seaman tallied her first career triple-double with 14 kills, 15 digs and a career-high 25 assists.
  • McGeiver added 11 kills and three block assists.
  • Caitlin Allen '27 led the Continentals with five total blocks to go along with eight kills.
  • Lucy Proud '29 distributed 25 assists and came up with 11 digs.
  • Mia Jessen '28, who is one of the NESCAC leaders in digs, registered 17.
  • The Continentals celebrated Senior Day and recognized Allen, McGeiver, Kathryn Fox '27 and Kendall Scholz '27 before the match.
  • Taylor Merrifield recorded a team-best 19 digs and match-high four aces for the Camels.
  • Conn. College's Aubrie Letourneau tallied a match-high 31 assists, and Tilde Keatley added 12 kills and 13 digs.

Next Match

Hamilton earned the eighth seed in the NESCAC championship and will take on top-seeded and nationally ranked No. 5 Colby (19-3) in the quarterfinals on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 3 p.m. in Waterville, Maine.
 
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